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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-23-2022, 07:50 PM
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Here is the Running Man Nebula taken with my K3, 26x 5 minute exposures at ISO 800 through an Orion 10RC and Starizona ApexL reducer on an iOptron CEM60. I stacked it in Astro Pixel Processor and finished it off in Photoshop. I would have had 3x this amount of exposures but I didn't check for dew and so lost autoguiding one night.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-23-2022, 07:45 PM
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Here's M33 with my K1 attached to an Explore Scientific 127 CF FCD-100 refractor with a .7 reducer/flattener on it. This is a total of 46x 5 minute exposures at ISO 800 stacked in Astro Pixel Processor and finished up in Photoshop.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-23-2022, 07:56 PM
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Here is Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula taken with my astro modded K5 through a Samyang 135 f/2 stopped down to f/2.8, with a total of 48x 5 minute exposures at ISO 800 giving me a total of 4 hours of integration on this. Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor and finished in Photoshop.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
02-07-2022, 09:06 AM
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Here are a few K1ii pictures from a dark site in November. All were stacks of 300s exposures. All were using a WO Redcat.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-07-2022, 07:00 PM
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Get the gear, just don't tell Mrs. Racer what it cost! You can automate a lot of it too.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
02-07-2022, 08:24 AM
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Here's 4.5 hours of 5 minute exposures with the K1ii
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-07-2022, 07:58 AM
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It is possible that someone has stolen your name!
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-06-2022, 07:41 PM
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Been a while. I've been stuck in astrophotography land! I was looking for replacement cables for some of my astronomy cables and I think a review by Racer may have saved me from getting one brand of them!
Ohh, and where I live is a frozen hell.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-23-2020, 11:05 AM
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M77 and NGC1055 with my K1ii in crop mode at 1320mm of focal length. It was a total of 4 hours of exposures, 80x 180s at ISO 1600.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-26-2013, 01:01 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
08-04-2021, 05:57 PM
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Here's some of my stuff with the K1ii
   
And finally, something that was more of an experiment than anything and is ridiculously overprocessed, 
I also have stuff on there from the K1 mk 1, K3, K5, and K-01 too for Pentax stuff.
As far as what you were looking at, get the mount with the highest capacity you can, so the EQ6R (though the iOptron GEM28 would be a good one if you wanted a light mount that is easier to handle) and the Redcat. I also have a Redcat and have gotten great images with it.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
05-05-2018, 04:10 PM
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I'd get the iOptron SmartEQ Pro instead. Sure, it is 500 bucks, but it has go to and tracking, is easy to align, and can give great results. I started getting stuff that was decent within a short period of time.
Here's some examples taken with it between 200 and 420mm fl with both the K1 and K3. Of course I'd say to order it through the link here on the forums, but here it is at B&H iOptron SmartEQ Pro Equatorial Mount Kit with Hard Case 3200-HC
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
08-04-2021, 06:01 PM
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Ohh, and of you think photography is expensive, wait until you go down the rabbit hole of astrophotography. Here's my equipment list:
Cameras: Pentax K1ii, K1, K3, K5 astro mod, K-01 full spectrum, Samsung Mini, ZWO ASI178MC, ZWO ASI290MC, ZWO ASI533MC, QHY 5III 178 mono, QHY 5III462C, Astrel AST183-X-M-FW-7F, QHYCCD 294 M-Pro with Antlia SHO 3nm 36mm Pro, and Antlia LRGB 36mm Pro.
Scopes: TMB 92SS, Meade LX850 12", Orion ST 120, Celestron CR 150-HD, ES David Levy Comet Hunter, Lunt LS50THa, Meade SN10, Tak Epsilon 160, SharpStar 15028HNT, WO Redcat, Daystar 80mm, Skywatcher MN190, Orion 10RC, Borg 55FL, ES 127CF FCD100, RASA 11, Meade LX200 10".
Mounts: Modded go-to CG5, iOptron CEM25EC, CEM25P, CEM40, IEQ45, GEM45, CEM60 Pro with tri-pier, CEM70G with tri-pier, 2x Meade LX850 with Starlock, Orion HDX 110. 4x MGEN II autoguiders.
Feel free to check out my Astrobin here: https://www.astrobin.com/users/ImNewHere/
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
08-04-2021, 06:30 PM
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lol, I don't think those would do too well for astro and probably couldn't be hooked up to a telescope
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
07-04-2019, 06:38 PM
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Here is an hour of exposure using my astro modded K5 and Williams Optics Redcat taken last Friday from the state park near my house.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
03-27-2021, 06:18 AM
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Here's Markarian's Chain in Virgo taken from my front yard with a 150mm f/2.8 reflector with a 420mm focal length. It is a stack of multiple images.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
05-13-2021, 06:42 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
05-13-2021, 03:29 PM
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Racer needs a K1iii with a built in Canikony lens adapter.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
05-12-2021, 04:54 PM
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Bacon, chees, and not hocir
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
05-12-2021, 02:58 PM
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So, anyone got a K3-3? lol. Hard to believe this has went this long. I remember when ti started
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-09-2021, 05:33 PM
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Flame, Horsehead, M42, M43, Running Man, and a whole lot of dust. Taken Saturday night from my front yard with a Pentax K5 astro mod, l-enhance filter, WO Redcat, on an iOptron CEM25EC with an MGEN II and Astromania guide scope. 25x 300s, ISO 1600, 20 darks, 20 flats, 60 bias, processed in APP and Photoshop 2021.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
04-05-2020, 10:17 AM
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Here's a few recent ones. Almost all were with equipment problem too.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-12-2020, 01:11 PM
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It would be cool if we could get one that was astro modded from the beginning. Canon and Nikon do it.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-11-2020, 08:59 PM
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Here's some dust in the IC 360 area of Taurus taken with my K3 through a Borg 55FL f/3.6 astrograph. Total of 48x 180s exposures with calibration frames. I did this from my front yard this past Wednesday evening.
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Forum: Repairs and Warranty Service
12-20-2020, 07:21 PM
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Yes. completely dismissed them and sent it back under warranty repair.
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